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Synonyms for SCANDALOUS: disgusting, ugly, sickening, shocking, horrible, awful, obscene, hideous; Antonyms of SCANDALOUS: innocuous, acceptable, desirable, attractive, delightful, delicious, inoffensive, sweet.
adjective. us / ˈskæn.d ə l.əs / uk / ˈskæn.d ə l.əs / Add to word list. making people shocked and upset: scandalous stories. It's scandalous that we do so little to prevent homelessness. Synonyms. disgraceful. outrageous. shameful disapproving. shocking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality.
The adjective scandalous can refer to something morally offensive, or even illegal, although it's used often simply to mean "shocking". It describes something that has potential to cause a scandal, which comes from the Greek skandalon, "a trap laid for an enemy."
Definition of scandalous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
scandalous meaning, definition, what is scandalous: completely unfair and wrong: Learn more.
SCANDALOUS definition: shocking or morally wrong: . Learn more.
What does the word scandalous mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word scandalous, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. scandalous has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. religion (mid 1600s) pathology (late 1600s) hats (late 1600s)
